{"id":226600,"date":"2026-03-19T07:14:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T07:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/226600\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T07:14:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T07:14:08","slug":"bells-31-lead-california-over-uic-91-73-in-nit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/226600\/","title":{"rendered":"Bell’s 31 lead California over UIC 91-73 in NIT"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ESPN<\/p>\n

Thursday, March 19, 2026 6:29AM<\/p>\n

BERKELEY, Calif. — – Chris Bell<\/a>‘s 31 points led California over UIC 91-73 on Wednesday night in the NIT.<\/p>\n

Bell shot 10 of 12 from the field, including 7 for 8 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line for the Golden Bears (22-11). Justin Pippen<\/a> scored 18 points and added six assists and four steals. John Camden<\/a> had 13 points and went 5 of 15 from the field (3 for 9 from 3-point range).<\/p>\n

Rashund Washington Jr<\/a>. finished with 15 points for the Flames (19-16). UIC also got 14 points, 12 assists and two steals from Elijah Crawford<\/a>. Abdul Momoh<\/a> also had 14 points.<\/p>\n

Cal led UIC 39-35 at the half, with Bell (13 points) its high scorer before the break. Cal took the lead for good with 16:48 remaining in the second half. Bell had 18 second-half points.<\/p>\n

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.br\/]<\/p>\n

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